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Where is Michigan? I haven't heard or seen (Original Post)
sufrommich
Nov 2012
OP
NYC Liberal
(20,137 posts)1. It closes at 9 EST
sufrommich
(22,871 posts)4. Wow, I live in Michigan and thought the polls
closed at 8:00.
etherealtruth
(22,165 posts)17. They did
llmart
(15,556 posts)2. Their polls are still open.
etherealtruth
(22,165 posts)18. polls closed at 8:00
Those in long lines (at 8) may still vote
marmar
(77,094 posts)3. No results, not even on the Freep homepage.
But they seem to think that just about all the ballot proposals are going down, but voting on the EM law will be very close.
1gobluedem
(6,664 posts)5. Freep has PO up by 2%
Some polls in the western UP are still open. Ballot proposals are going down in flames. Polls in Eastern time zone closed at 8, western UP is on Central time.
sufrommich
(22,871 posts)7. D'oh, forgot about the time difference in western U.P. nt
Barack_America
(28,876 posts)14. 2 out of 5099 precincts reporting
Romney up now.
hedgehog
(36,286 posts)6. Michigan is north of Ohio and Indiana, east of Wisconsin
sufrommich
(22,871 posts)8. Thank you, hedgehog.
hedgehog
(36,286 posts)13. I'm glad you're laughing - it could have been taken as snark!
My sense of humor gets strange(r) on election nights!
Kaleva
(36,356 posts)16. I live north of Wisconsin
putitinD
(1,551 posts)9. the West side of Michigan is in Central time, so 8:00 is 9:00 Eastern time
1gobluedem
(6,664 posts)10. Only the western Upper Peninsula
Rest of the state is on Eastern time.
marmar
(77,094 posts)12. Damn Yoopers. Always causing problems.
gollygee
(22,336 posts)11. Only three counties in the upper peninsula are central time
the rest are eastern and have closed. Though I've heard there are still people in line at some locations locally so even some of the ones that close at 8 still have people waiting.
Pathwalker
(6,599 posts)15. The Upper Pennisula is CST, so their polls close at 9PM.
So, you won't hear from us until then.